Morning Buzz: Is A Motivated USC Team In Texas?
USC arrived in Texas and the big question is how motivated the Trojans will be for the game. Caleb Williams seems to want to play in the game, which is a good sign. It’s still hard to imagine USC will be as motivated as Tulane. “We want this game and this week to be reflective of the journey we’ve been on the last 12 months,” … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Is A Motivated USC Team In Texas?
USC Notes: Some Things Rarely Change
Clay Helton lost a bowl game? Buffalo defeated Georgia Southern, 23-21, in the Camelia Bowl. The loss deprived Helton of a winning season as Georgia Southern fell to 6-7. Somehow, I bet the fans are still fairly happy and much happier than USC fans under Helton. Notre Dame just made an upgrade at QB. Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman intends to enter the NCAA transfer … Continue reading USC Notes: Some Things Rarely Change
Morning Buzz: It’s Travel Day For USC
USC leaves for the Cotton Bowl today. USC has 7 fewer players in its travel party because of those who entered the transfer portal. That is far less than Pac-12 schools like Arizona (20); Arizona State (19); Stanford (18) and Oregon (17). One reason the number is smaller is how drastically Lincoln Riley overhauled the roster 12 months ago. Anyone flying to Dallas on Southwest … Continue reading Morning Buzz: It’s Travel Day For USC
Some Day After Christmas History
The Exorcist opened in theaters on this day in 1973. Why does that matter to a USC blog? Because William Peter Blatty was the author of “The Exorcist.” wrote the screenplay for the film and won an Oscar. But as the picture above from 1958 shows, he worked as the chief of the USC News Bureau in the late 1950’s. Blatty was a man of … Continue reading Some Day After Christmas History
Would The Broncos Consider Lincoln Riley?
Would Lincoln Riley consider a move to the Denver Broncos? More likely, would the Broncocs consider someone like Riley? Being an NFL coach is real work compared to life at USC, where you have so many inherent advantages over almost every other college football program. The Broncos would also need to insist on hiring a top-notch defensive coordinator since Riley teams don’t typically play good … Continue reading Would The Broncos Consider Lincoln Riley?
USC Morning Buzz: Cotton Bowl Questions
USC is still on Christmas break today before heading to the Cotton Bowl. Some questions: How thin is USC going to be at linebacker? Ralen Goforth and Tuasivi Nomura entered the transfer portal. Eric Gentry and Shane Lee might play the whole game. Or we might even see a rare appearance from Raesjon Davis. Will Jordan Addison attend the game or does he need to … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Cotton Bowl Questions
